The green mummified remains of a teenager buried in Italy 200 to 400 years ago have given us new insights into the ...

Blame cell death and fungi for brain decay, not TikTok. TikTok won't really make your brain rot. That doesn't happen until after death. While most brains rot quickly, researchers have found a ...

The earth groans when the shovels of the Madres Buscadoras —the Searching Mothers— strike what the State ignored: black plastic bags and bones amid the ...

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, according to a new study.

Hear Paul Holes share insights on solving cold cases and his book “Unmasked” at Willard Library’s free event Oct. 30.

From favorites like 'Scream,' 'Silence of the Lambs' and 'The Sixth Sense' to underseen gems, these are the 16 best horror ...

To most people, a 3D printer is a cool piece of technology that can make toys, tools or parts in minutes. But for Hala Ali, ...

In this 4.4-million-year-old skeleton, scientists may have found the missing step between climbing and walking.

An AI tool trained on chemical signatures from corpse-eating insects may help determine time and place of death for victims of violent crimes.

To become a sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Army soldiers endure a six-to-nine-month training program that 90% ...

At a remote field station in Louisiana, scientists study the insects that arrive within minutes of death. Each maggot and ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with psychologist Coltan Scrivner about his book Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't ...